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The arms show an oak branch over a wavy bar. The bar represents the local river, the Ortsbach. The oak leaf is a canting element; the name Wollingst (or Wollingstede) meand forest-stead. As oak forests are the most common in the area, an oak leaf was chosen as the symbol of the village. | The arms show an oak branch over a wavy bar. The bar represents the local river, the Ortsbach. The oak leaf is a canting element; the name Wollingst (or Wollingstede) meand forest-stead. As oak forests are the most common in the area, an oak leaf was chosen as the symbol of the village. | ||
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WOLLINGST
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Cuxhaven (until 1977 Wesermünde)
Incorporated into : 1978 Beverstedt
German | blazon wanted |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms show an oak branch over a wavy bar. The bar represents the local river, the Ortsbach. The oak leaf is a canting element; the name Wollingst (or Wollingstede) meand forest-stead. As oak forests are the most common in the area, an oak leaf was chosen as the symbol of the village.
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Literature: Wappen des Landkreises Wesermünde, 1973